Mark my words: 2026 is going to be the year of the pigeon and I for one couldn’t be happier. I will accept that there is an element of confirmation bias at play here given my fondness for these tiny, gutsy, mangle-footed postmen of the sky. Pigeon hate must be stopped.” Paulson also referenced the fact that humans domesticated the pigeon thousands of years ago so that they could be used to carry messages. Once the domesticated birds were no longer useful to humans, they were left to fend for themselves. I have pigeon art, pigeon ornaments, even a tattoo of a pigeon wearing wellies.

Source: The Irish Times January 01, 2026 06:17 UTC